My thoughts on lifts
#201
I agree totally with what your saying if your rock crawling, however, here in michigan and much of the east side of the country we do alot more mud and snow. Im gonna have to argue that in snow and mud lifting your rig to be get the body/frame out of the snow is essential. Otherwise you end up riding your body/frame on top of the snow/mud Then your stuck. Your can push some shit with your axles but once your framed out, forget it. Its a jeep not a plow haha. Just hope you have enough momentum. -MY thoughts in lifts haha
#202
haha thanks word police. But yea i know there is more than mud in michigan but the nearest off road park is 45 mins away. Some rocks there. Actually though thank you for posting the links, pretty cool, thanks. Silver lake over the fourth with me and buddies. Silver lake will be a good time, mostly sand but cool regardless. And as far as mud goes, isnt putting the pedal to the floor and slamming some mud fun as heck? I dont really care to show of how good of a driver i am or how much of a challenge i can handle. Im about the fun if it. Pedal + floor= fun, as long as i dont wreck my jeep of course. And i originally posted to ask if a lift is more important as a standalone for deep mud/snow compared to rocks. The guy who posted right before me agreed, and i think im in the right track. I didnt post to be a dick or to argue just wanted some info for someone who seem to know their stuff.
#203
#204
JK Jedi
What Karl said. Mud plugs radiators, eats ujoints, causes overheating, hydrolocks motors, and you can never tell what is under that mud that is going to bend a rim or cut a tire. It takes almost no driving skills to hit a mud hole and step on the gas. Rock crawling is slow and that is a good thing, you need to learn to drive in control, keep the wheels up high, and pay attention to your spotter. You will learn the balance and feel of your rig and it will help you in other off camber situations while running trails. Rock crawling is a challange and forces you to learn new techniques to over come the challenges.
#205
Agreed, I grew up in Wisconsin and and now live I New Mexico, its great to experience each, but when I first tried rock crawling it was an eye opener to see how much spotting and good lines helped. It does go to show though that depending on where you live you may want to build your jeep slightly different.
#206
JK Jedi
Thread Starter
Bigger tires would be the soulution, not a big lift, whether you are in mud or rock crawling. Your axles are going to drag and hang you up just as easy as your belly will.
Tires raise the whole vehicle and give you the needed ground clearance as well as the bigger tread. The only difference I see between mud/snow and rock crawling is that I would run a really wide tire on a mud/snow wheeler to gain float and traction.
Look up mud bogging videos and you will see the guys that know what they are doing are running huge wide tires, not big lifts with little skinny tires.
I have read some of your threads complaining about your jeep and your inability to run in mud and snow with small street tires. From what have read you need experience in off road driving not a big lift.
Tires raise the whole vehicle and give you the needed ground clearance as well as the bigger tread. The only difference I see between mud/snow and rock crawling is that I would run a really wide tire on a mud/snow wheeler to gain float and traction.
Look up mud bogging videos and you will see the guys that know what they are doing are running huge wide tires, not big lifts with little skinny tires.
I have read some of your threads complaining about your jeep and your inability to run in mud and snow with small street tires. From what have read you need experience in off road driving not a big lift.
#209
Bigger tires would be the soulution, not a big lift, whether you are in mud or rock crawling. Your axles are going to drag and hang you up just as easy as your belly will. Tires raise the whole vehicle and give you the needed ground clearance as well as the bigger tread. The only difference I see between mud/snow and rock crawling is that I would run a really wide tire on a mud/snow wheeler to gain float and traction. Look up mud bogging videos and you will see the guys that know what they are doing are running huge wide tires, not big lifts with little skinny tires. I have read some of your threads complaining about your jeep and your inability to run in mud and snow with small street tires. From what have read you need experience in off road driving not a big lift.
#210
This has been coming a long time- Dirtman gets called a (dick, troll, know-it-all, etc) because his opinion and experience doesn't match what someone wants to hear. It's ok, he gets it all the time.
It's just funny that someone with $11k, college paid for, good job, etc wouldn't push the limit and get some 33's. With that kind of cash you could buy a samurai and beat the hell out of it for next to nothing.
I've made my bed and now lay in it- atv for mud and rocks, jk for DD. No complaints from me about anything.
It's just funny that someone with $11k, college paid for, good job, etc wouldn't push the limit and get some 33's. With that kind of cash you could buy a samurai and beat the hell out of it for next to nothing.
I've made my bed and now lay in it- atv for mud and rocks, jk for DD. No complaints from me about anything.